Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 898)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
292637001546	621	Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 County Rd 1710	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Richards R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-5239	372	27	13.7	63.4%	358 (96.2%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$8,687			$1,297			$7,390	34	31.2	639	18
291122003382	622	East Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Wilkinson St	East Prairie	63845	Mississippi County	East Prairie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 649-3521	410	33	12.3	99.3%	357 (87.1%)	10 (2.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	$8,879			$564			$8,316	34	37	575	47
292094001143	623	Milan C-2 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	373 S Market St	Milan	63556	Sullivan County	Milan C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 265-1403	356	29	12.1	62.9%	164 (46.1%)	19 (5.3%)	167 (46.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,077			$769			$10,309	33.8	28.5	662	39
292067001121	624	Trautwein Elementary	Public	K-5	5011 Ambs Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6400	359	28	12.7	42.3%	245 (68.2%)	65 (18.1%)	16 (4.5%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$12,362			$617			$11,745	33.8	25.4	688	64
290312000017	625	Appleton City Elementary	Public	K-6	408 W 4th	Appleton City	64724	St. Clair County	Appleton City R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 476-2108	130	14	9.4	47.7%	124 (95.4%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,115			$933			$11,183	33.6	31.6	634	9
292886001805	626	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2352 S Weaver	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4300	323	25	12.9	69.7%	199 (61.6%)	38 (11.8%)	43 (13.3%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	$11,518			$1,332			$10,186	33.4	44.2	516	110
291377000606	627	Hartville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	175 N. School Ave	Hartville	65667	Wright County	Hartville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 741-7141	294	23	12.5	48.3%	273 (92.9%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$9,000			$4,406			$4,594	33.4	52.4	433	194
290100002280	628	New Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 New Haven Rd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3640	237	22	10.5	61.2%	89 (37.6%)	57 (24.1%)	59 (24.9%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.6%)	$16,675			$1,018			$15,657	33.2	22.7	713	85
293105002416	629	Rebecca Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	836 South St	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6904	448	38	11.6	57.6%	345 (77.0%)	24 (5.4%)	43 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.8%)	$11,398			$308			$11,090	33	25.1	691	62
293072002118	630	Caledonia Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Viking Dr	Caledonia	63631	Washington County	Valley R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 779-3446	165	20	8.1	52.1%	164 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,431			$719			$11,712	32.9	29.2	656	26

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Science test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on January 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.